Brian Castner

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Simon Tolkien Draws On His Famous Grandfather's Experiences In 'No Man's Land'

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Simon Tolkien's new novel was inspired by his grandfather J.R.R.'s time on the Somme — but in theme, tone and style, it owes more to Charles Dickens than to The Lord of the Rings.

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After The Blackwater Convictions, A Book On Iraq's Nightmarish Reality

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Four former Blackwater guards were found guilty last week in connection with a fatal shooting in 2007. Author Brian Castner recommends a book on the toll violence has taken on Iraq.

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Disarming IEDs in Iraq

Monday, July 16, 2012

Brian Castner served two tours of duty as the commander of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit in Iraq. He describes the nerve-racking yet exhilarating work of disarming the deadly improvised explosive devices—or picking up the pieces when the alert came too late. He also gives an account of returning home and facing the lonely battle against the enemy within—the haunting memories that will not fade, the survival instincts that will not switch off. His book The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life that Follows examines the toll war takes on the men and women who are fighting it.

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